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While Bon was pretty much the same bad ass MF during his AC/DC years changin really a little his attitude on stage Brian had many changes during his long stint with the band. What' your favorite :

Cocaine Brian (1980-early 81) : My favorite, the 1981 Tokyo live video is incredible. Almost as crazy as Angus on stage. Out of control. Fucking Great .

Mean-Bad Ass Brian (late 1981-1984) : Not as crazy as the very early one but a REALLY MEAN, BAD ASS ATTITUDE. My second favorite

Mid-late 80's Brian: Not as mean as before, some new "dance Moves" , still storming the stage

Grandpa Pants Brian ( 1990 -1991) : For some people a second prime for him. He developed again some mean attitude , Love this era

Black suit Brian ( 1996-2001) : very mobile on stage as much as Angus compensating the deterioration of his voice

2003 Brian: A bit less muscle and a beer belly but overall similar to the previous era, his voice starts to come back here. A bit laid back on stage like the rest of the band for those great intimate shows

Dancing-mincing Brian (2008-2016) : My least favorite but The guy had so much fun on stage

Just kidding. For myself, it's a toss up between the FTATR tour Brian and his stumbling drunk Andy Capp in '80 (or better known as Cocaine Brian 'round these parts). My only issue with the '81-'82 image is that while it was as cool as hell, it seemed like his ensemble (Harley t-shirt + bandanna around the neck)seemed more like a uniform that he needed to wear every night (sort of like Angus' school boy get up).

Just kidding. For myself, it's a toss up between the FTATR tour Brian and his stumbling drunk Andy Capp in '80 (or better known as Cocaine Brian 'round these parts). My only issue with the '81-'82 image is that while it was as cool as hell, it seemed like his ensemble (Harley t-shirt + bandanna around the neck)seemed more like a uniform that he needed to wear every night (sort of like Angus' school boy get up).

didn't he wear the same outfit throughout the whole tour on every tour?

I always liked the "Beano-ing" (jockeying) at the start of GFH in 83-84.

Also I don't agree with the 'grandpa jeans' thing - they're just jeans. In a sense more rock n roll for a band like AC/DC than poncing about in tight ones just because that's 'rock'. The vest is what gave the 'grandpa' element!

It all depends on my mood - sometimes I dig cocaine Brian (definitely the most entertaining to watch, I mean check out 0:42 in the first video, I have a laugh imagining 2015 Brian doing that on stage). My second favorite would either be '81-'84 or the Ballbreaker one - that one is just fabulous because of the stage antics, clothes, and that steel ball in the Ballbreaker video from Plug Me In.

Nevertheless, he's never ceased to be a legendary frontman - he was the moment he auditioned.

ROB era brian for me , it seemed like he had the most fun and was genuinely happy to still be doing it Less scripted , I personally love his scatting on shoot and high voltage I think the BB era he was out to prove his stamina Jumping on the bell rope , riding wrecking ball

the Back In Black Brian (especially the Tokyo shows) is fucking awesome... but I thought it was more nervous youthful (relatively speaking) energy than coke.

I'll take "bad-ass" brian 81-84. The fucking coolest mofo I've ever seen on a stage. He had menace, he had a certain dangerous charm, he was straight from the factories and pubs onto the big stage. And his voice was immortal: barbed wired soaked in whiskey, I've coined it. Goddamn magical and never-heard prior or since from anyone.

I'm flabbergasted that anyone would take anything after. To each his own.

Cannon and Bell tour Brian for me, but then I’ve got a soft spot for Heatseeker Brian as that was the first single that I bought after seeing a 15 sec clip on top of the pops. I was mad on Beastie Boys and Run DmC at the time, it all changed with that 15 second clip. My dad bought me the single and then BUYV then every weeek with my £10 pocket money me and my mates would go to Our Price in Birkenhead or Penny Lane records and HMV in Liverpool to start building our collections. Beasties soon ended up at the back.

Mean bad ass Brian for sure, especially during the FTATR tour. He was the reason I fell in love with the band. He was fantastic during Rock in Rio as well, especially having had a bit of rest for his voice before that. What a time that must have been to see them live...

^There was an error earlier on AC/DC's Spotify where they had a clean soundboard version of High Voltage from Tokyo '81 instead of High Voltage from Let There Be Rock - The Movie. So they must have the soundboard, but I don't think it will ever be released.

I used to love brian when he, d get back beside the Marshall stacks near where mal was standing and just wind up and pump fists when for those about to rock started, then stagger forward and let rip into the intro and first verse... Great to watch

coke brian for sure, but all eras of beano are awesome.me and my brother saw them in 2010 in Sydney, right up the front, and I noticed that he waved and basically said hello to EVERYONE in the crowd!!After the show I said to my bro "fuck beano is cool..if that charismatic dude is the guy they got to replace bon, fuck, bon must have been something else..."